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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,225 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 112

Disorders All Around Ireland's Wild Week-end Another Train Destroyed LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 1

The week closed with disorders in all parts of Ireland. A train on the Sligo to Enniskillen line was hold up by armed men and…

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Brisbane Motor Smash. Terrific Impact. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

Particulars of the motor car tragedy which occurred at Coorparoo, a suburb of Brisbane, shortly before midnight on Friday, show that the impact…

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Maitland District. Motor Car Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 6

A sensational motor car accident occurred on the Maitland-Kurri Kurri road, near the overhead railway bridge, at Heddon Greta, on Saturday afternoon,…

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Adamstown Motor Omnibus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 6

Sir,—Ro the action of the aldermen of Adamstown in refusing to allow Lambert and Wade, omnibus proprietors, to run an addition omnibus on the same route…

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Hours in Railway Shops

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 7

A 48-hour week will be introduced the railway and tramway workshop and the power houses under[?] control of the Railway…

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Railway Tunnels

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

The world's greatest tunnels are to be found in Europe, and a brief summary of these shows that the greatest is the Simplon. which is 12[?] miles…

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1620 Motor Ships Ousting Coal Fuel Vessels Australia Affected SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

Even while the World-Wide depression in shipbuilding has been passing through its most acute stages, a development has been taking place which bids fair to…

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To Obtain Big Posts Publicity Necessary Railway Manager's Views

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 6

The first thing to be learned by the man who gets the big post is that there are scores of others capable of doing work perhaps even better than he is…

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Railways and Tramways. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

The forty-eight hour week was introduced into certain sections of the railways and tramways to-day. Simultaneously, forty employees of the…

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Train and Waggon Crash At Crossing Nearly a Wreck Smash at Ourimbah

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

A serious train wreck was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon at a level crossing near Ourimbah, when the North Coast…

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Newcastle Railway Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

The Newcastle City Council last night had before it a letter from the Secretary to the Railway Commissioners, through Messrs. Skelton and Baddeloy, Ms.P.,…

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The Irish Rebels. Railway Wrecking. Raids in Roscommon. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

The Irish rebels continue a relentless firing and wrecking campaign against the railways. A passenger train from Sligo to Dromahaire, in Leitrim, was held up. The…

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Motor Notes Hamilton M.C. CLUB Run to Karuah

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 8

On January 14 a most enjoyable social run took place to karuah. The party consisted of W. Crampton, H. Eyre, S. Pinfold, R. Smith, H. Bailey…

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Too Much Speed Warning to Motorists

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Newcastle City Council considers that certain drivers of motor cars have no consideration for the lives of people, und require dealing with very firmly…

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Girl Gives Her Life Killed By Motor

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 6

In the midst of the busy traffic outside the Hull (Eng.) Fair, Eva Taylor, domestic servant, gave her life for her friend. They were leaving the fair, and…

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Trams and Buses Street Dangers Protest to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

The danger caused by buses running in close proximity to trams was brought under the notice of the Newcastle City Council last night, by a…

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Tram Men's Hours Melbourne Trouble MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

Some time ago the tramway employees in Melbourne agitated for an increase in their wages and rejected an agreement drawn up by the Metropollitan Tramways…

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Hit with Hammer Passenger Attacked Assault in Train MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 3

Shouts of "Help!" and "Murder!" came from the carriage of an electric train shortly after it left Auburn at 7 o'clock last night. The motorman…

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In Dangerous Condition Motor Accident Victim

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Wells, who lies [?] a dangerous condition in the Kurri Kurri hospital, as the result of the motor car accident which occurred…

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Mail Train Disappears

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

It is feared that a grave disaster has overtaken the mail train on its run to Colombo from Jaffna. A section of the northern area is…

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